Papers
152
Total Citations
3,213
H-Index
32
About
Zongquan Deng is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans legged and wheeled mobile robotics, terramechanics, intelligent control, and structural metamaterials. His research has made foundational contributions to understanding how robots physically interact with complex terrains, particularly in the context of planetary exploration. His 2013 study on foot-terrain interaction mechanics for legged robots (159 citations) and his 2014 investigation into rigid driving wheel dynamics on sandy terrain (99 citations) established rigorous physics-based models that significantly advanced the design and simulation of planetary rovers and walking robots. Deng has equally distinguished himself in intelligent control systems, pioneering adaptive neural network and reinforcement learning-based tracking algorithms for wheeled mobile robots navigating real-world challenges such as slippage, state constraints, and time delays—work that has collectively garnered hundreds of citations. His 2016 research on CPG-based hexapod locomotion further demonstrated his breadth across bio-inspired robotics. More recently, his exploration of reconfigurable origami-inspired metamorphous structures (71 citations since 2024) signals an exciting expansion into programmable mechanical systems. Across disciplines, Deng's work consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical robotic application, making him an influential figure for researchers working at the intersection of robotics, control theory, and mechanical design.
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- 8Reconfigurable origami-inspired multistable metamorphous structures71 citations · 2024
- 9Adaptive motion control of wheeled mobile robot with unknown slippage69 citations · 2014
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